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PHILIPPINES: ‘Running After President Arroyo Is Only Just’
- Inter Press Service
Philippine political affairs are rarely straightforward. The former Spanish and U.S. colony, which also endured occupation under Japan during the Second World War, has experienced major upheavals since independence was finally achieved—and recognised, this time—in 1946.
EGYPT: A Big Catch Feed Millions
- Inter Press Service
As the sun rises over the Nile delta, workers at a fish farm in northern Egypt open a sluice gate and sort through the thousands of wriggling tilapia that pour out of a concrete holding tank. The fish are sorted, packed into crates and sent to supermarkets in Cairo and Alexandria, where they are sold as 'the catch of the day'.
MIDEAST: Israelis Show the Light to Palestinian Herders
- Inter Press Service
Hundreds of impoverished Palestinian herders and farmers living in caves and tents in a remote area of the Palestinian West Bank have been provided free electricity due to the ingenuity of two Israeli physicists.
DEVELOPMENT: Hunger and Conflict Go Hand in Hand
- Inter Press Service
Countries emerging from conflict need more international assistance to rebuild their food production, since hunger and scarcity may prompt a return to fighting, United Nations and development officials warned this week.
ENVIRONMENT: Rethinking Jobs for a Sustainable Economy
- Inter Press Service
The possibility of environmental catastrophe has led many leaders, scholars and average citizens to reconsider an economy based on constant growth. It is becoming clear that people, especially in the United States, will need to consume less in the way of natural resources to avoid planetary peril.
POLITICS: On Nuke Disarmament, It's Still 'You First'
- Inter Press Service
Is the ongoing controversy over Iran's nuclear programme helping to advance the United Nations' agenda on nuclear disarmament? To a number of diplomats and experts who have participated in past U.N. discussions on the spread of nuclear weapons, the answer is, yes — although not necessarily for the expected reasons.
MOZAMBIQUE: Quiet Progress Against HIV/AIDS
- Inter Press Service
When Dorothy Kakongwe smiles, her creases tell stories no history book can recount. Now, as an elderly and humble nurse, she can reflect on the changes in the landscape and people around her.
COTE D'IVOIRE: Without Better Storage, We Are Farming to Feed Insects
- Inter Press Service
Every year, Robert Assalé, a farmer at Tangamourou in the Bondoukou region in east-central Côte d'Ivore, produces an impressive amount of yams. He harvested 30 tonnes in 2007, 42 tonnes in 2008 and has almost surpassed 50 tonnes this year.
RIGHTS: Rising China Poses Danger to Peace, Say Nobel Laureates
- Inter Press Service
An ascendant China that ignores human rights in Tibet and Xinjiang, poses a danger to world peace, say Nobel laureates Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Jody Williams.
RIGHTS: Rising China Poses Danger to Peace, Say Nobel Laureates
- Inter Press Service
An ascendant China that ignores human rights in Tibet and Xinjiang, poses a danger to world peace, say Nobel laureates Mairead Corrigan Maguire and Jody Williams.
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